Study of 100 Brazilian Tech Job Listings Finds Over 60% Hide Salary Data

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A developer scraped 100 live tech job listings from Catho, one of Brazil's largest employment portals, focusing on the São Paulo metro area to analyse salary transparency. More than 60–70% of listings disclosed no salary figure, with the field either blank or marked 'A combinar' (to be negotiated). Among listings that did show pay, salaries ranged from around R$3,000 for entry-level to over R$15,000 for senior roles, though most disclosures revealed only a starting floor rather than a full range. Around 75–85% of listings offered CLT contracts — Brazil's standard employment arrangement — while 10–15% were PJ (contractor) roles, a distinction that significantly affects how pay figures should be compared. The analysis highlights that raw salary numbers from job boards can be misleading without accounting for contract type, sponsorship status, and the common practice of withholding full compensation details.

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